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Berean Standard Bible

““O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.”

Isaiah 54:11

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In the same chapter, the Lord addresses Zion as afflicted, storm-tossed and unconsoled. After a long season of suffering, he promises to rebuild her with precious materials.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.

World English Bible (WEB)

“You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

King James Version (KJV)

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

American Standard Version (ASV)

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

O troubled one, storm-crushed, uncomforted! see, your stones will be framed in fair colours, and your bases will be sapphires.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Pobrecita, fatigada con tempestad, sin consuelo; he aquí que yo cimentaré tus piedras sobre carbunclo, y sobre zafiros te fundaré.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Oh afligido pueblo mío, atormentado y atribulado, volveré a construir para ti cimiento de zafiros, y de piedras preciosas haré los muros de tus casas!

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